Rockets and Clashes Mark Saigon War Front
U S troops report killing 26 guerrillas and finding a large cache of 122mm Soviet rockets used to shell Saigon. Operations near Da Nang and Huey helicopters, with multiple clashes, wounded and casualties on both sides. Navy and Air Force missions targeted supply lines, bridges, radar sites, and air bases as U S forces press ground and air campaigns across South Vietnam.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
da Nang
U.S. Navy
Ameri Viet Cong
Son Nhut
Vijians
Central Highlands
Pearance
U.S. 4Th Infantry
Mekong
Quang Ngan
Liberation Radio
Sai
North
Vietnam
Las Vegas Debuts New Stop Go Lights
The Quipster reports new traffic signals installed in Las Vegas featuring Stop and Go signals with a playful twist. Five you don’t make it explains a comic caution about the light sequence and driver timing.
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Las Vegas
Town Suffers Vicious Blow in Tracy Tornado
A tornado ripped through Tracy Minnesota killing at least 18 and injuring 11 with 60 homes destroyed. National Guardsmen and Civil Defense workers searched for missing residents as power and water were restored. Seven bodies were recovered overnight, and more were found as relief efforts continued. Red Cross and local officials described widespread devastation, including two boxcars overturned on tracks and streets cleared of debris. Governor LeVander ordered 150 National Guards to assist and generators brought in to sustain emergency services.
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Tracs
Minn
Minnesota
Red Cross
Tracy
West
West Texas
South Texas
Lubbock
del . Ria
Presidio
Farmer
Bernard Holm
Holm
Harold LeVander
National Guard
Marshall
State Highway Department
Antidraft Conspiracy Trial Deliberations Continue
Boston AP reports the jury weighs the fate of Benjamin Spock in the antidraft conspiracy case as the judge clarifies the central issue. Four co-defendants remain to be tried, with ongoing deliberations and proceedings continuing in court.
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Boston
Benjamin Spock
Texas House Debates Liquor Bill and 2.5 Billion Budget
Texas House committees sent liquor and large general appropriations bills to the floor for debate then adjourned to Monday the start of the session's second half. The liquor measure from Gov. Connally heads first, with the massive 2.5 billion dollar budget facing later consideration. Speaker Barnes urged lawmakers to use the three day weekend to study the measures. On the same day U.S. District Judge Ford told a jury there can be no defense based on religion or morality for law violations, stressing active participation required for conspiracy findings. The courtroom remarks touched on Vietnam era issues as well as draft card protests. The scene also noted participants visiting a train with noted figures including Yale Chaplain Coffin and others.
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Austin
Texas
House
Ben Barnes
John. Connally
Barnes
Senate
House State Affairs Committee
Jim Clark
Dallas
Jake Johnson
San Antonio
U.S
Francis J.W. Ford
Ford
Vietnam
Selective Service
Yancey Takes Early Two-Stroke Lead In U S Open
Bert Yancey opened strong in the U S Open tourney on page 2 B, grabbing a two stroke lead over the field as the round got under way. He led the pack with steady drives and precise putting, setting a brisk pace for the afternoon rounds.
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Bert Yancey
Heat wave to persist with 96 degree high forecast
The weatherman warned of continuing hot weather with temperatures pushing toward 96 degrees this afternoon. Weekend outlook calls for possible thundershowers amid mainly hot conditions, while Midland Odessa Regional Air Terminal reports clear to partly cloudy skies and little temperature change.
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Mercury
U.S
Midland-Odessa
Before Kennedy slaying Sirhan fired at range
Witnesses testified to Sirhan Bishara Sirhan rapid firing a .22 revolver at a target range twelve hours before Kennedy was assassinated. He allegedly hit Kennedy with three bullets not two, while smiling oddly beside a mystery girl. The grand jury transcript spans 258 pages and includes accounts from hotel staff, police, and medical personnel of the chaotic scene at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
County
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Sirhan
Ambassador Hotel
New York
California
Henry Adrian Carreon
East Los Angeles College
David Montellano
San Gabriel Valley
Carreon
Iver Johnson
Montellano
Grand Jury
Thomas T. Noguchi
Chis
Noguchi
Sree Sirhan
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